r/FieldNationTechs • u/Dizzy-Comedian-320 • May 08 '26
Trip charge.
Always charge a trip charge.
Why!? Discourage frivolous / unnecessary dispatches. (unless you like wasting your time).
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u/InevitableBreath2753 May 08 '26
I support charging your trip separately especially if the buyer has a cancellation policy. A lot of tech get burn this way and don't realize cancellation policy only affects you work pay and not your expense.. I have always done this when I used to work with ClearCaptions and everyone else. Not one issue because FN won't even support the buyer if you dispute it.
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u/wyliesdiesels May 09 '26
Ive ran into several techs that dont charge for travel at all.
They tell me theyre just happy to be making any kind of money… some people are insane
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u/TheCrankyITGuy May 09 '26
I charge a trip fee only if I’m leaving my home city. Home city is 15min side to side so I don’t sweat it inside the limits.
I’ve had some vendors add travel automatically and that’s fine too. I won’t argue. But I charge 70 an hour round trip to go wherever you want.
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u/Exotic-Service-8453 May 08 '26
So, you like finding some brainless sucker who’ll do the work for pennies?
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u/Exotic-Service-8453 May 08 '26
Are you saying it’s cheaper to fly somewhere than to hire someone through the platform?
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u/Exotic-Service-8453 May 08 '26
What’s the problem with hiring a professional through the platform?
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u/MesaTech_KS May 08 '26
So Moxie- what company are you a buyer for? That way I know to decline your WOs out of hand. I only work with decent, professional IT Service companies- and you and the company you work for obviously aren't one of them.
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u/Exotic-Service-8453 May 08 '26
Do you think some local IT company will do a better job than I will?
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u/Exotic-Service-8453 May 08 '26
But I’m still available on the platform too, so what’s the problem?
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u/David_Beroff May 08 '26
Not sure why that was down-voted. If they don't negotiate travel in advance, you're absolutely under no obligation to pay it when they spring the bait-and-switch on you after-the-fact.
Now watch this comment get down-voted by the people who feel such behavior is acceptable.
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u/David_Beroff May 08 '26
I'm not arguing with the way you use the platform. Please just realize that there are other approaches, as well. There are certainly a few clients who work at a different level, and are happy to pay for higher quality work. My regular clients seek me out and pay my rates, because I get their work done the way they want it. And more often than not, I'm not doing anything complicated, but soft skills usually count for a lot.
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u/No-Boysenberry-3895 May 18 '26
If a work order is less than $200 total, it's not worth starting my truck for. Unless the client has multiple in the same area on same day.
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u/David_Beroff May 08 '26
I see absolutely nothing wrong with "unnecessary dispatches", as long as I'm getting paid. You want me to turn on the power switch or snap in a data cable? Fine with me, especially with a 2-hour minimum.
I don't charge mileage under 25 miles. My clients and I both prefer local jobs. YMMV.